The Mystery of the Fire Dragon
“How had they learned she was working on the case?
“If you won’t talk,” the woman warned in a harsh voice, “you may never see her again!”
Bess was terrified, for she feared these people might carry out their threat. Yet she did not intend to give away any of Nancy’s plans for solving the mystery.
Two rough hands gripped Bess’s shoulders and shook her. She was sure they belonged to the red-haired man.
“Listen here,” he said, “this silence won’t do you any good. If you won’t tell us what’s going o...n, we’ll get hold of that interfering young detective herself!”
All this time Bess had been desperately racking her brain for a likely story to allay the suspicions of her captors. Suddenly an inspiration came to her.
“Take your hands off me!” Bess ordered. “I’ll tell you why Nancy Drew is in New York.”
“Well, it’s about time,” the woman said unpleasantly. “Talk and be sure it’s the truth!”
Bess explained that Mr. Drew was a lawyer and his law cases took him to many places.MoreLess
“If you won’t talk,” the woman warned in a harsh voice, “you may never see her again!”
Bess was terrified, for she feared these people might carry out their threat. Yet she did not intend to give away any of Nancy’s plans for solving the mystery.
Two rough hands gripped Bess’s shoulders and shook her. She was sure they belonged to the red-haired man.
“Listen here,” he said, “this silence won’t do you any good. If you won’t tell us what’s going o...n, we’ll get hold of that interfering young detective herself!”
All this time Bess had been desperately racking her brain for a likely story to allay the suspicions of her captors. Suddenly an inspiration came to her.
“Take your hands off me!” Bess ordered. “I’ll tell you why Nancy Drew is in New York.”
“Well, it’s about time,” the woman said unpleasantly. “Talk and be sure it’s the truth!”
Bess explained that Mr. Drew was a lawyer and his law cases took him to many places.MoreLess
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